Monthly Archive: January 2012

A fascinating debate erupted this weekend between blogger Richard Silverstein and Journalist-blogger Dimi Reider, over a piece of news in the Israeli media saying Israel’s most advanced drone crashed in test flight In his blog Tikun Olam, Silverstein, quoting an Israeli source inside the military, argued that the drone was in fact an Iranian drone …

These days the idea of sitting down at X o’clock to watch a show is quaint, rather like riding a horse to work… We are entering a golden age of media, of entertainment, of news, of sport….on a screen in our homes, bedrooms, offices or on the go… Choice, choice and more choice but let …

Q&A: GRN on how the agency for freelance journalists abroad is developing Henry Peirse, founder and CEO of GRN, explains how the agency provides broadcasters with freelancers and discusses rates of pay, how they vet journalists and the ethics of rookie reporters working in dangerous places www.journalism.co.uk

GRN’s morning news alert, published on out website and emailed to our clients every day at 11GMT, is beginning to undergo an interesting face-lift. The idea is that each day we ask correspondents who cover the biggest news in the world, to spare us a few minutes of their time and record a short video …

One of the most popular sporting pastimes among news journalists is attempting to assess where the next big news story is going to erupt. For many, it is not just an intellectual hobby, but the answer to the question “will I make some money, have a fascinating time and make a name for myself or …

A very interesting and enjoyable discussion last night at the Frontline Club entitled On the media: Becoming a freelance foreign correspondent, with three GRN correspondents, Ruth Sherlock, Tom Finn and Portia Walker, and not-yet-but-hopefully-soon-to-become GRN correspondent James Longman, chaired by the excellent Paddy O’Connell. The correspondents on the panel all covered the Arab Spring in …

Happy New Year and welcome to the GRN blog! After a festive semi-holiday (no rest for the wicked, the journalists, and their agency) we are all back in our Hammersmith office, happy to report there were no Tsunamis (unlike 2005) or hangings-of-ex-heads-of-states (unlike 2006) that caused all hell (and our phones) to break loose this …

Independent.ieWATCH: Anger after anti-immigrant senator wears a burka in parliamentIndependent.ieAn Australian senator provoked an angry backlash from politicians by wearing a burka in Parliament on Thursday as part of her campaign for a national ban on Islamic face covers. Pauline Hanson, leader of the anti-Muslim, anti-immigration One Nation ...An Australian senator wore a burqa in […]

BBC NewsWhy the fuss over Confederate statues?BBC NewsIts been over 150 years since the last shots were fired in the US Civil War, but a debate still rages over how history will remember the losing side. Hundreds of statues dedicated to the Confederacy - the southern states which revolted against the US ...Confederate memorials: An excuse […]

Financial TimesSouth Africa issues 'red alert' to prevent Mugabe's wife leavingFinancial TimesSouth African police have issued a “red alert” to prevent Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe's wife from leaving the country after she was accused of assaulting a model with an electrical chord. The whereabouts of Grace Mugabe, a potential successor to ...South Africa borders on 'red […]

NewsweekChina: US Military Damaged Mutual Trust With 'Wrong' Actions on Missile Defense and South China SeaNewsweekA high-ranking Chinese military official criticized U.S. actions in the Pacific as detrimental to the “mutual trust” between the countries' militaries. Fan Changlong, a vice chairman of the Chinese Central Military commission, made the remarks on ...North Korea crisis: War […]

ReutersRape victim, 10, delivers baby after Supreme Court bars abortionReutersMUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A 10-year-old rape victim who was denied an abortion by India's top court gave birth on Thursday in a case that has drawn outrage about the sexual abuse of children. The girl did not know she was pregnant and was ...Indian rape […]

SFGateThe Latest: French president supports counter-protestersSFGateCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that erupted into deadly violence (all times local):. 10:30 a.m.. French President Emmanuel Macron is offering support for counter-protesters in what ...Emmanuel Macron's power struggle with the militaryNew StatesmanWhat French President Macron's Dispute With Chinese Trade […]

The Independent'Front brake would not have made a difference' in case of cyclist who killed mother-of-two, court hearsThe IndependentA young cyclist accused of killing a mother-of-two by ploughing into her on a racing bike claims having a front brake would have made no difference. Charlie Alliston, then aged 18, was allegedly going 18mph when he […]

Irish ExaminerLatest: Ballymun shooting victim named; Gardaí had warned target of threat to his lifeIrish ExaminerUpdate 11.18am: The mother of six killed in yesterday's shooting in Ballymun has been named locally as 48-year-old Antoinette Corbally. Also, the target of the shooting in Balbutcher Drive had been warned by Gardaí that there was a threat to […]

Editorial: Why is it so hard for Trump to denounce white supremacy?Roanoke TimesPresident Trump's latest remarks on the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville are so egregious and so far out of the mainstream of normal political thought that they require a point-by-point response. REPORTER: Why did you wait so long to denounce ...and more »